UK Suffers Worst Strikes in 30 Years With More Action Ahead
- 467,000 working days lost to industrial action in November
- Walkouts intensify in December and January over pay squeeze
Industrial unrest with pay disputes intensified in December and January.
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Britain was in the grip of its worst industrial strife for more than 30 years even before the rail network and postal service ground to a halt over the festive period.
Some 467,000 working days were lost to strikes in November, a 10-year high, after a wave of walkouts caused by the most severe cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Days lost over a six-month period reached the highest level since 1989-90.